Lemon Verbena – Alloysia triphylla
Lemon Verbena- this magical, miracle, healing plant is a must have in the garden.
Lemon Verbena is Edible, so its Useful as a lemon flavor or an tasty addition to salads.
AND Its Medicinal – You can use the leaves & flowers internally in the form of a herbal tea & externally as a poultice, oil or wash.
Here is 4 BIG Reasons why you should include this gorgeous fragrant plant into your garden.
Clears Bronchial Congestion: Use as a tea to treat bronchial and nasal congestion. It loosens phlem, acts as an expectorant and calms the system. It has a mild sedative effect so careful driving.
Relief of Arthritus, Bursitus & Joint Pain: Significant relief of Joint pain drinking the tea. Soothing effects build over 2-3 months. If taken twice aday pain is gradually reduced and significant improvement gained,
Calms Anxitety: Drinking the Tea soothes the nervous system, releives stress and lifts the mood.
Soothes Digestive Issues: The tea soothes and relieves indigestion, it calms the stomach and intestinal spasms to relieve cramping and bloating.
Harvesting Lemon Verbena:
Collect leaves throughout the year and especially before flowering. Extra leaves could be dried for future use and equally beneficial in dried form.
Lemon Verbena Tea:
1/4 cup of Lemon Verbena leaves fresh and crushed and 2 cups of boiling water.
Pour boiling water over herb and steep for 5-8 minutes. Strain and drink 1 cup now and i cup later.
Lemon Verbena Tincture:
3/4 fill a litre jar that has a tightly fitting lid.with fresh lemon verbena leaves and flowers chopped. Pour 80 proof Vodka or other alcohol over leaves and fill jar making sure all leaves are covered.
Steep for 6-8 weeks in a cool dark place and shake daily. After steeping process pour liquid through fine mesh sieve to remove herb. Store tincture for up to 7 uears. A tincture is uper concentrated so do your homework before using.
Much of the wisdom written on this page was discovered through reading a fabulous book called The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies written by Nicole Apelian, Ph.D & Claude Davis.